LA vacation and Christmas!

So a few days before we were scheduled to leave, Jonathan asks if I was down to go to LA with him and his cousins... luckily, my manager was cool and let me take off the days! So it was set, LA from Wed, Dec. 21 to Fri, Dec 23. Tuesday, Jonathan and I ran some errands, hung out at Jeremy's, then went to Jay's to sleep. Daysha woke us all up bright and early at 6am, and we were on our way... When we asked Bung what we were going to do, she said "I don't know. I think we're just gonna wing it."

So we, Jay, Bung, Daysha, Donald, Jen, Jonathan, and I, all pack our stuff into the Suburban and get situated in the car. We got comfy since we had a long drive ahead of us. Jay started asking us what time we thought we would get there, so we all made our guesses.. then he said that we each get to pick a stop, so our first stop was McDonalds for breakfast. So then we were on our way again... Jay said that he was gonna pick the next stop and we ended up at the San Jose Airport. Bung was getting irritated because he was wasting time. Turns out, he surprised us all when he said "Me? Drive? Hell no! We're flying!" We were all confused as hell, but we followed. We arrived at the Disneyland Hotel, and Jay hands us all our 2-day park hopper tickets to Disneyland and California Adventures! After we checked in, we went straight to Disneyland, rode all the good rides, then headed back to the hotel. Did I mention that Jay got 3 connecting rooms?? Yeah, each couple had their own room! I knocked out right away, while Jonathan went out with Donald and Jen.

The next morning, we got ready and figured we were going to California Adventures. We had breakfast at the Grand Californian Hotel then started another long day. We walked around in circles around the hotel and ended up in the parking lot. Jay said that we were gonna walk.. and we all grumbled and groaned, then all of a sudden he opens the door to a car.. I forgot what kind of car it was.. not a Surburban, but something big like that with a TV and everything. We all didn't bother asking him what we were gonna do, so I dozed off since we were stuck in LA traffic. When I woke up, we were at Universal Studios!! To make things better, we had "Front of the Line Passes" which is exactly what it sounds like. We didn't have to wait in any lines for any of the rides that we rode! Again, we rode all the good rides and called it a night... well after I knocked Spiderman's hand (but that's another story). We headed back to the hotel to eat snacks, meet with Santa, then headed to Downtown Disney to eat at ESPN zone. After we ate dinner in our separate reclining chairs, we played some of the games upstairs. Back at the hotel, we played a few rounds of last card, and finally called it a night.

Friday morning, we pack our stuff since our flight was scheduled to leave at 820pm. We check out, ate breakfast at a place in Disneyland, then head to California Adventures. We rode all the good rides, except for the big Rollercoaster because RIGHT before we were gonna ride, one of the cars get STUCK! Yup, with people inside! So we said "f that" and watched an Aladdin show which was reallllllly goood! We headed back to Disneyland, did some last minute picture taking, souvenir buying, and rode some more rides. We head to the airport, wait around for a long time play last card, and listen to all the announcements about all the cancelled flights. We didn't really pay attention because our flight was on time. We even scored an earlier flight.. but about 5 minutes before our flight was about to leave, they announce that our flight was delayed. So we played more last card. Then when it was time for our flight, they announce that it was cancelled!!!! I started crying because I was starting to get homesick and I really wanted to be home for Christmas Eve! But things turned out fine. Lisa called me and told me about the phat check from Abercrombie, so I called my mom right away and she told me about the even fatter check for me!!!! Too bad I already spent it all and then some.. I know, it's bad.

Jay tells us that he rescheduled our flight and the earliest was at 235pm =( but he got 2 rooms at the Grand Californian Hotel =). We went back to the hotel, played some more last card, girl talk with Jen and Bung while Jay was sleeping and while Jonathan and Donald were buying drinks, drank a little of the greygoose and cranberry, played slap jack buzzed, and then feasted because there was 24 hour room service! holler! Then we slept RIGHT after we stuffed our faces.. haha. We woke up bright and early, ate breakfast at a Lilo and Stitch place, and went back to the airport. Our flight was on time and back to San Jose!!!

So it was Christmas Eve and I was pooooped from my trip. As soon as I came home, I had to freshen up and leave right away to go to Auntie Esther's for the fam party. I was grumpy as hell because Jonathan was lagging!! I go to midnight mass with him and his fam, and when I come back, everyone had JUST finished opening their gifts! I was pissed because I really wanted to see the people I got gifts for open their gifts because I got all thoughtful gifts!!!! Some stupid stuff happened, and I just went home to sleep because I was tired from my trip.. plus it was 2am. My cousins called me to come back at 3am, but I was already in my PJs. However, before I went to bed, my love and I exchanged gifts. His were okayyyyyy, and ended up returning some a few days ago, but I loved seeing his face while he opened his new drums!! Then I went to bed.

Christmas Day, everyone slept in because of the long long night before, and I went with Jonathan to his aunt's house in Hayward for their Christmas Party.. then we head over to Sunnyvale for another Christmas Party. After more fam time, we headed home.

Monday, we woke up early again and headed to Auntie Hazel's. We were supposed to go to lunch, but it ended up being dinner in the city at Crustaceans which was hella good! Before that we went to Best Buy to get Leanna's photo ipod and Guitar Center to get her guitar. Talk about spoiled!!

Tuesday, I ran some errads with Jonathan and my sis. First stop was Target, then to Valley Fair to meet up with my fam. I bought my LV purse! The very first one that IIII actually purchased! Uncle Bill told me to get a matching wallet, but I was like ummmm, next payday.. hah. But he said "No, I'll get it for you!" So right now, my new love is my new purse =). Afterwards, Jonathan and I went to Guitar Center to buy the hardware for his drums... again, he was spoiled by me. But it's ok, he deserves it. He's been really good =) ahah. We go back to his house to drop stuff off then went to Union City to meet with my fam and watch "Cheaper By the Dozen 2". After another long day, we go back to his house to assemble the drums! We did a lot of rearranging and the drums look so good in his room =).

Wednesday, I worked. Went to VF again with the bf, then ate late night dinner at BJ's and saw Dominic there. I made a $50 bet with Jonathan that said that he was gonna be at my house past 11am, and we're not gonna have time to do anything.

This morninng, I got a call from Jonathan to open the door! He was really here! But, his ass was unshowered and still in his PJs. I went back to sleep, and when I woke up he was sleeping right next to me! hahaha. We got ready, headed to Carls Jr for lunch, Mervyns to do some exchanges, Eastridge to do more exchanges and purchases, and back to his house. I was pooped and ended up sleeping for about an hour while he hanged on his drums. When I woke up, we got some pomodoro to go, and he dropped me off. I just finished cleaning my room and it feels good! I have work in the morning! boooooo.

WOW what a long entry... but so far, this vacation has been good. All I need to do is spend some time with my friends.

survey time

JANUARY

1. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?
I probably did.

2.Who kissed you at midnight?
Mr. Patalot-Lopez

3. Does it snow where you live?
nope! I think it did one year though when I was a small child

4. Do you like hot chocolate?
I love it!

5. Have you ever been to times square to watch the ball drop?
I've been to Times Square, but not to watch the ball drop. I think one year I will do that though.

FEBRUARY

1. Who was your valentine in 2005?
Jonathan

2. What did your valentine get you?
Valentine's Day in a Box! It was one of the best gifts.

3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?
haha yeah.. but just cards

4.Who have you done a project on for Black History Month?
haha... dam.. Martin Luther King Jr I believe.

5. Do you care if the ground hog see's its shadow or not?
not really.

MARCH

1. Are you Irish?
nope

2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?
yes!

3.What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2005?
ummmm... get pumped up for my birthday 2 days later!

4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?
sometimes. I love wearing winter clothing, and the holiday season, but I hate winter weather. My birthday is also the last day of winter.

APRIL

1. Do you like the rain?
sometimes.

2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?
I play jokes on Jonathan all year long.

3. Do you get tons of candy on easter?
nope.

4. Do you celebrate 4-20?
nope

MAY

1. What's your favorite kind of flower?
I like all kinds.. roses, tulips, daises, hibiscuses

2. Do you like the spring?
not the allergies

3. Finish the phrase: April showers bring may flowers, what do may flowers bring?
Pilgrims!

4. What is the first spring color that comes to mind?
pink

JUNE

1. What year will you graduate from school?
spring 2007 if not earlier

2. Did you go on any vacations last June?
we went to the beach a lot

3. Did you realize nothing special happens in June?
for me there is! anniversary time!! whoohoo

JULY

1. What did you do for 4th of july?
I forgot what we did during the day but at night we went to Mr. John Ha's beautiful mansion

2. Do you go on any vacations during this month?
not lately

3.Do you Blast the A/C all day?
yup

AUGUST

1. Did you do anything special to end off your summer?
my summer vacation ends at the end of june

2. What was your favorite summer memory of '05?
hmm... probably something I don't remember... haha ;)

3. Do you go swimming a lot in the summer?
we go to the beach a lot. but strangely, I didn't swim in Jonathan's pool once!

4. Do you go to the beach a lot?
yes!

SEPTEMBER

1. Did you attend school/college in '05?
yes

2. Who is your favorite teacher?
none

3. Do you like fall better than summer?
sometimes because I'm more busy and there's less time to pick fights

OCTOBER

1. What was your favorite halloween costume ever?
umm.. probably when I was Princess Jasmine. my grandma made me the best costume ever and my mom even bought me gold shoes and gold accessories. I was the cutest 3rd grader that year

2. what's your favorite candy?
chocolate. more specifically, resees and kit kats and symphony

3. what did you dress up like this year?
a witch and then a slut the next day

NOVEMBER

1. Whose house do you usually go to for thanksgiving?
half of the time is wherever my family is throwing it that year and the other half is wherever the boytoy's family is throwing it that year

2. Who's birthday is it in November?
Mommy, Villiard, Ryan, John, Jenna, Thao, Lisa, Jonathan's dad.. that's all I can think of right now

3. What are you thankful for?
family, love, friends, life

DECEMBER

1. Do you celebrate Christmas?
yes!!!

2. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?
you know what.. I don't think I ever have been! Like a real kiss!

3. What do you want this year for Christmas?
love and attention

4. What's the best present you ever got for Christmas?
hmmm.... that's a hard one

5. Do you like cold weather?
sometimes. I like it because I get to cuddle =)

officially done with fall quarter 2005!

So yesterday marked my freedom from school for a whole month! I went to work in the morning for about 3 hours, went home to study but ended up going on myspace, drove to school early to sell back my books, then studied in the lecture hall for a good 30 minutes before my final. It wasn't so bad I guess... and I BETTER get an A in that class dammit! So when I got home, I rested for a bit then Jonathan tells me that we were going to his Pasta Pomodoro Christmas party at a club in the city 15 minutes before he picks me up! So I rush to get ready, and we get on our way. We were listening to 94.9 and I ended up singing the whole way to get Jeremy then to Club NV because they were playing good ass slow jams! The club was really nice! We got 2 free drinks each but I hated my first one... vodka and red bull! Jonathan and Jeremy got long island ice teas and I just think those things are nasty. So for my second drink, I just got a plain red bull. The music was very diverse.. I guess because there were older people there too so they had to play all kinds of music. After about an hour... Jonathan buys a "love shot" of Patron for the both of us... that got me really good. Then we danced some more, got sweaty, dropped Jeremy at USF, hung out for a bit, then called it a night. LONG DAY but a good start to my vacation!

Today, I woke up bright and early and woke Jonathan up bright and early because we were going to my dentist to get my top 2 wisdom teeth pulled!! When I got there, my dentist said he was just gonna pull one so I could eat and so I can go to work regularly. So a week from today, I'm gonna get the second one pulled. Seriously though, it took him like 3 seconds to pull out the tooth. He like pushed it with this long stick thing and it came out and he said "all done!" I was like holy crap that was NOT bad at all! I guess also because my right side of my face was numb. After I get my second one pulled out, I have to go to an oral surgeon to take out my bottom two since theyre growing out sideways =( I'm scared!! Anyway, my mom picked me up and went back to her work where I stayed on the computer and talked to some of her co-workers. I LOVE LOVE LOVE their office building. Then we picked up my sis, headed to Watsonville to watch her game against St. Francis Coastal something something school. They were behind the first 3 quarters, but at the very last quarter, they beat them! 33-31! It was a good "in your face" moment to the stupid bastards that screamed during their free throws and the stupid old dads that kept complaining about stupid crap! I went home for a good 5 minutes when my mom said we were going to walmart real quick to get shampoo and kitty litter. Well we stayed for 2 hours... buying a whole bunch of crap.. cat toys, pillows, blankets, blah blah blah. Jonathan was already at home too with my hot and sour soup that I asked him to get me! Sorry bub that you had to wait for 2 hours! Ok and now I am home and I have work in the morning. I really don't want to go to work... but it actually feels good to have time to blog again!